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Storytellers at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)

Storytellers at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)
Date
1995-05-26
Description
16 audio cassette recordings. Storytellers spoke between 10:00am and 5pm at the Storytelling Tent. (The Storytelling Auditorium area, which featured some of the same storytellers, was not recorded.) Wiseman, Spitzer, and Newsom served as the emcees. Several of the storytellers also sang songs. Mutima played the drums and kora during his stories; and Harshbarger used finger puppets to aid hers.
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Storytellers at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)

Storytellers at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)
Saturday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Saturday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)
Date
1999-05-29
Description
One audio cassette tape. The Chinese Association continues their demonstration of Mah Jong. Zhu, Nan; Wang, Lijun; Xia, Dandan; and Leng, Xuefei perform Chinese Acrobatics as part of Splendid China Acrobats from Kissimmee, FL.
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Saturday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Saturday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)
Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs
Date
1980
Description
Black and white 9.5 x 14 inch mounted photographic print. Images of Wakulla Springs, a popular tourist located just south of Tallahassee that offered boat tours and lodging. One of the features on the tours was Henry the Fish, a bass fish that would appear to jump over a pole when called. Hawk Jackson died in 2001.
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Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs

Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla Springs
Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 12)

Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 12)
Date
2004-05-28
Description
One compact disc. Louis and her apprentice Lubin told Bouki stories, a series of traditional Haitian tales.
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Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 12)

Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 12)
Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson

Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson
Date
1989-08
Description
Twenty-one color slides. Tommy Walton sold hot dogs at the local baseball stadium. He would sing, dance, and tell stories while he sold the food. He often played at the Florida Folk Festival. For more information on Watson, see S 1640, box 9, folder 4. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson

Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James Watson
Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)
Date
1996-05-24
Description
One audio cassette tape. Kerchmar and Tozzer served as emcees. Scarlett Young continues telling stories and discusses the naming of her baby. Calvin Jones (interviewed by Jonathan Lammers) tells stories of Southern life and Florida archaeology. Jones's talk continues on C96-55.
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Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)
Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)
Date
1996-05-24
Description
One audio cassette tape. Kerchmar and Tozzer served as emcees. Calvin Jones (interviewed by Jonathan Lammers) continues his discussion on Southern life and Florida archaeology. Jose Silva (interviewed by Laura Silvers) talks about toro huaco and Nicaraguan belief. Silva's talk continues on C96-56.
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Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)
Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)
Date
1996-05-24
Description
One audio cassette tape. Kerchmar and Tozzer served as emcees. Calvin Jones (interviewed by Jonathan Lammers) continues his discussion on Southern life and Florida archaeology. Jose Silva (interviewed by Laura Silvers) talks about toro huaco and Nicaraguan belief.
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Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)

Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)
Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana

Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana
Date
1988-03-14
Description
One audio cassette. Master folk artist Lefcourte took on two apprentices in 1988, Levanthal and McGlamory. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan, where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, folder 11. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana

Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana
Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 10)

Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 10)
Date
1997-05-23
Description
One audio cassette recordings. Side A: Catalina Delgado, a trunk and Mexican paper artist and Eileen Brautman, a Jewish paper artist are interviewed by Laurie Sommers. Delgado discusses paper-cutting techniques and how designs are made. Brautman explains traditional and contemporary calligraphy and paper cutting according to the European tradition. She tells of making stories from the Bible, use of animals and other designs and the making of a Ketubah (Jewish marriage contract). Side B: Sonny Treadway (Deerfield Beach, FL), sacred steel guitarist is interviewed by Laurie Sommers. He discusses sacred steel guitar and gospel music as well as his musical influences such as his father, other family members and church musicians. He plays by ear and has written several original songs.
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Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 10)

Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 10)
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_63_c96-032Storytellers at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Storytelling Tent) (Sunday)SoundActors
Drummers (Musicians)
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Storytelling
Narratives
Trickster tales
Animal tales
Tales
Puppets
Personal experience narratives
Seminole Indians
Clogging
Drum performance
Workshops (Adult education)
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a_s1576_75_c99-082Saturday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)SoundAerialists
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Acrobatics
Games
Games China
Mah jong
Recreation
Leisure
Acrobats		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Hawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla SpringsHawk Jackson giving boat tour at Wakulla SpringsStill ImageAfrican Americans
Boats and boating
Narratives
Tall tales
Storytelling
Storytellers
Oral performance
Oral communication
Rivers
Springs
Tourism
Workplace
Workers
Labor
Glass bottom boats
Ecotourism
Wildlife watching industry
Boat driver
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a_s2034_02_cd04-092Friday performances at the 2004 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 12)SoundApprentices
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Workshops (Adult education)
Storytelling
African Americans
Arts, Haitian
Haitian Americans
Tales
Storytellers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Street vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James WatsonStreet vendor Tommy Walton with apprentice James WatsonStill ImageApprentices
African Americans
Teaching of folklore
Selling
Oral communication
Oral performance
Street vendors		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_63_c96-054Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 7)SoundArchaeologists
Storytellers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Storytelling
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Archaeology
Florida history
Occupational groups
Animal tales
Tales
Occupational folklore
Anthropologists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_63_c96-055Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 8)SoundArchaeologists
Dancers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Nicaraguan Americans
Latinos
Music Latin America
Archaeology
Florida history
Occupational groups
Dance
Beliefs and cultures
Occupational folklore
Arts, Nicaraguan
Anthropologists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_63_c96-056Friday program at the 1996 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Area Narrative Stage) (Tape 9)SoundArchaeologists
Dancers
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Oral performance
Oral narratives
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Nicaraguan Americans
Latinos
Music Latin America
Archaeology
Florida history
Occupational groups
Dance
Beliefs and cultures
Occupational folklore
Arts, Nicaraguan
Anthropologists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1640_20_tape20Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebanaSoundArtisans
Flower arrangers
Apprentices
Arts, Japanese
Flower arrangement, Japanese
Flowers
Japanese Americans
Asian American arts
Asians
Oral communication
Oral performance
Lecturers
Sound recordings		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_67_c97-070Friday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 10)SoundArtisans
Artists
Musicians
Guitarist
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Oral performance
Life histories
Interviewing
Arts, Jewish
Jewish Americans
Jewish art and symbolism
Ketubah
Calligraphy
Marriage contracts
Decorative arts
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Paper art
African Americans
Steel guitars
Musical tradition, sacred
Gospel (Black)
Gospel musicians
Gospel music		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg